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Meaning of cross
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cross
adj 1: extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at
right angles to the long axis; "cross members should be
all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway
ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations";
"transverse colon" [syn: {cross(a)}, {transverse},
{transversal}, {thwartwise}]
2: annoyed and irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {crabby}, {cross},
{fussy}, {grouchy}, {grumpy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-tempered}]
n 1: a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a
transverse piece
2: a marking that consists of lines that cross each other [syn:
{crisscross}, {cross}, {mark}]
3: a representation of the structure on which Jesus was
crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
4: any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his
cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of
thorns" [syn: {cross}, {crown of thorns}]
5: (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically
dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by
breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds
or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
[syn: {hybrid}, {crossbreed}, {cross}]
6: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties
of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids [syn:
{hybridization}, {hybridisation}, {crossbreeding},
{crossing}, {cross}, {interbreeding}, {hybridizing}]
v 1: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100
miles each day" [syn: {traverse}, {track}, {cover},
{cross}, {pass over}, {get over}, {get across}, {cut
through}, {cut across}]
2: meet at a point [syn: {intersect}, {cross}]
3: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What
ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing
September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: {thwart},
{queer}, {spoil}, {scotch}, {foil}, {cross}, {frustrate},
{baffle}, {bilk}]
4: fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs" [ant:
{uncross}]
5: to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers
traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres";
"The novel spans three centuries" [syn: {cross}, {traverse},
{span}, {sweep}]
6: meet and pass; "the trains crossed"
7: trace a line through or across; "cross your `t'"
8: breed animals or plants using parents of different races and
varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried
crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" [syn:
{crossbreed}, {cross}, {hybridize}, {hybridise},
{interbreed}]
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